
Sheletta Brundidge Essay | September 2025
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When the kids are away, the moms play in Sheletta’s back-to-school essay.
When the kids are away, the moms play in Sheletta’s back-to-school essay.
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Sheletta Brundidge Essay | September 2025
Clip: Season 2026 Episode 4 | 1m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
When the kids are away, the moms play in Sheletta’s back-to-school essay.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> YOU KNOW, BRENDAN, I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT MY MATH QUIZ TODAY.
>> SIS, I'M SURE YOU GOT IT.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO MY ART PROJECT TODAY.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE TO DRAW.
>> I WONDER WHAT MOM DOES WHILE WE'RE AT SCHOOL ALL DAY?
>> GOOD POINT.
I BET SHE REALLY MISSES US.
>> BOTH: HMM.
>> HMM, MY KIDS ARE HEADED OFF TO SCHOOL.
AND I BET THEY THINK I MISS THEM.
I DO NOT.
WHILE THEY ARE GONE, I CAN DO SOMETHING THEY WON'T.
PLAY WITH THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF TOYS, BOOKS AND PLAY GROUND EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NO LONGER USE.
I'M GOING TO GET SOME VALUE OUT OF THE MONEY I SPENT.
I'M THE QUEEN OF MY CASTLE, BUT I CAN'T FIGURE THIS RUBRIC'S CUBE OUT.
MY FRIENDS ARE ERE.
IT'S A PLAY DATE!
AND A PARTY!
COME ON IN, LADIES.
>> OW ARE YOU?
>> SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
PLAY DATE!
WHOO!
THAT'S RIGHT!
THEY HAD ME BUY THESE UNO CARDS.
I DON'T KNOW THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED THEM.
DID YOU PULL A DRAW TWO?
SO I TOOK OFF MOST OF MY CLOTHES BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO SWEAT TOO MUCH.
HA!
WHO KNEW GREG WAS GOING THROUGH MENOPAUSE JUST LIKE ME?
MY KIDS HAD ME BUY 50 MILLION COPIES OF -- MY KIDS HAD ME SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS RAINBOW PLAY SYSTEM THAT THEY DON'T EVEN HANG OUT ON ANYMORE!
[ Laughter ] HOW ABOUT WE GO UPSTAIRS, TRY ON ALL MY DAUGHTER CAMERON'S CLOTHES, THE ONES THAT SHE HAD TO HAVE BUT NO LONGER WANTS TO WEAR?
YAY!
LET'S GO!
WHOO!
AI at the Minnesota Star Tribune
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David Gillette Essay | Both at Once
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Index File Answer | Archival Music
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Kate DiCamillo | Lost Evangeline
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Clip: S2026 Ep4 | 5m 6s | Author Kate DiCamillo’s newest Norendy Tales book + Winn-Dixie’s 25th anniversary. (5m 6s)
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Clip: S2026 Ep4 | 6m 11s | MPD Chief Brian O’Hara discusses a spate of mass shootings including at Annunciation School (6m 11s)
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Clip: S2026 Ep4 | 6m 10s | Mary Lahammer and Blois Olson moderate a lively debate between five mayoral candidates. (6m 10s)
Paul Douglas Weather | September 2025
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Clip: S2026 Ep4 | 5m 23s | Paul Douglas returns with our first fall weather update of 2025 + an early look at winter. (5m 23s)
Political Science Professor Panel | September 2025
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Clip: S2026 Ep4 | 10m 9s | UMN Twin Cities’ Larry Jacobs and Michael Minta join Hamline’s David Schultz. (10m 9s)
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Clip: S2026 Ep4 | 6m 2s | Sale of the Duluth-based public utilities provider could mean higher rates for customers. (6m 2s)
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